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India cuts extreme poverty to 2.6%, World Bank says
The World Bank says India made one of the world’s fastest gains in reducing poverty. Extreme poverty dropped from 27.1 percent in 2011 to 2.6 percent in 2023, helped by government transfers and more employment.
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